29-year-old shot on Vernon Hill street

A 29-year-old man was shot tonight while walking with a friend on Fox Street, on Vernon Hill, police said.

Neighbors said they heard shots about 9:10 p.m.

Police said the pair made their way inside an apartment, where police found one of the men lying on the floor with a gunshot wound. Police said in a news release that the victim's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Police were looking at what appeared to be bullet holes on the right side of the door casing of the three-story home at 48 Fox St. and were using flashlights to look around on the sidewalk and in the street nearby tonight. The road was icy and difficult to negotiate on foot and by vehicle.

The police crime scene unit was called to assist in the investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to send an anonymous text to 274637 beginning with TIPWPD, or submit an anonymous message on the Web at www.worcesterma.gov/police, or call Worcester police detectives at (508) 799-8651.